"Nakamura Zhenxiong, I don't know which direction this old devil will command the attack? Shuocheng, or Jialin City? ”

Li Yunlong continued.

"It doesn't matter where this old devil is in town!"

Zhao Gang said: "As long as we are ready to fight, if this old devil wants to succeed, it will not work without paying some price." ”。

"Not bad."

Li Yunlong nodded, now that the elites of the four battalions of the Independent Regiment have been pulled out, more than 8,000 horses, fighting in Liujia Town and Qingzhou City, as long as they hold it firmly and block the onslaught of more than 18,000 devils, it should not be a problem.

What's more, Li Yunlong has already seized the time to modify more gasoline barrels into flying thunder cannons.

Now, they have been deployed in Qingzhou City, Liujia Town and Yitian and other places.

In terms of firepower, the independent regiment is not weaker than the little devils at all now!

"Now wait for the devil to come and die!"

Li Yunlong stared at the map of northwest Jin, and said with a solemn look.

Zhao Gang on the side is also the head of the chin, and now he is waiting for the devil to make a move.

And a few hours later, at almost twelve o'clock in the evening, Shuocheng.

Lieutenant General Zhenxiong Nakamura, commander of the 36th Devil's Division, who rushed to Shuocheng from Datongcheng, accompanied by Muta Taijiro, chief of staff of the division, hurried all the way and finally arrived in Shuocheng.

Early in the morning, the captain of the Japanese army of the Shuocheng garrison, Yamamoto Kazuki, who fled back to Shuocheng from Qingzhou City, Major General Sato Jio, the commander of the 9th Devil Brigade, and other devil officers, greeted Nakamura Zhenxiong and others at the east gate of Shuocheng.

Nakamura just waved his hand, proceeded directly in the night, and then unceremoniously occupied the headquarters of the Japanese garrison brigade in Shuocheng as a temporary front-line headquarters.

Of course, Yamamoto Kazuki and others did not have the courage to complain, especially Yamamoto Kazuki, although he was appreciated by Shinozuka Yoshinan, and commanded the formation of the Yamamoto special team to attack the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army or the headquarters of other Eighth Route Army departments several times.

But now, more than half of the losses of Li Yunlong's independent regiment in Zhaojiayu were ambushed.

The Japanese defenders who had previously coordinated and commanded Qingzhou City lost Qingzhou City again, and lost more than 1,000 soldiers.

Now Yamamoto Kazuki no longer has the arrogance of Yoshinan Shinozuka, but his face is calm.

After Nakamura Zhenxiong established a front-line command in Shuocheng, he immediately summoned Haruo Sato, commander of the 9th Brigade, who had already assembled in Shuocheng, and others to urgently convene an interim operational meeting.

Of course, it is unlikely that Okamoto Youichi, the commander of the 15th Brigade of the Devils, who were already in Jialin Castle, would have rushed to Shuocheng to attend the operational meeting convened by Supreme Commander Nakamura Zhenxiong.

In the city of Shuocheng, the Japanese army fought against the front headquarters of the independent regiment.

Kazuki Yamamoto and the others were already sitting down in a row on both sides of the long table.

After Nakamura Zhenxiong sat down on the main seat of the long table, his eyes swept over the various devil officers sitting on both sides of the long table.

"Yo Xi, it's all here!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong said in a serious tone.

"Your Excellency General, it's all here!"

It was Major General Kita Tajiro, the chief of staff of the division, who was sitting on the left, who was talking.

"Hmm!!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong nodded, then stood up, held the command pole in his hand and nodded at a military map hanging on the wall behind the main seat, and said: "Gentlemen, according to the order of the commander, I, Nakamura Zhenxiong, will temporarily serve as the supreme commander of the encirclement and suppression operation against Li Yunlong's headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. ”。

"Now, the 15th Brigade has been assembled in Jialin City, and the headquarters of the 9th Brigade has also been assembled here in Shuocheng. Both brigades are already in place. ”

After a pause, Nakamura continued: "However, there is still a part of the ammunition that has not yet arrived. ”。

"In accordance with the commander's order, it is scheduled that at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, all brigades will temporarily arrive at the city of Qingzhou, and after the area east of Liujia Town, they will launch an attack at the same time."

The devil officers sitting on both sides of the long table below all turned their heads and ears, but they all agreed with the approximate time of the attack that Shinozuka Yoshinan had already ordered.

However, as the main force of the attack in the direction of Shuocheng, the commander of the 9th Independent Brigade of the Devils, Jio Sato, got up and said: "Your Excellency General, according to the order of the commander, my 9th Brigade will attack Shuocheng, and the 15th Brigade will attack Liujiazhen. ”。

"Isn't this a division of troops? Why is it better to concentrate our forces and attack Liujia Town, or storm Qingzhou City, which may give full play to our strong military advantage. ”

Nakamura Masao waved his hand and said, "Having said that, we can only divide our troops. ”。

"The commander considered that Liujiazhen had been fortified by the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. I'm afraid I won't be able to take it for a while. Then, it is necessary to keep another direction to break through the enemy's defensive line. ”

When Sato Jio heard this, he thought about it, forget it, anyway, it was the attack plan issued by Yoshinan Shinozuka, and it was just implemented according to it!

"Understood, Your Excellency."

Jio Sato nodded, then sat down.

Nakamura then pointed to the huge map hanging on the wall and continued: "At present, according to the enemy situation detected by the reconnaissance team. ”。

"Li Yunlong has concentrated three battalions, with a strong force of more than 5,000 actual troops, and deployed heavy troops in the two directions of Liujia Town and Qingzhou City."

After a pause, Nakamura Zhenxiong continued: "After judgment, this person did not withdraw from the city after taking Qingzhou City, Ping'an County and other places as usual this time, but it was a situation of long-term control. ”。

"It shows that the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army has the confidence to compete with the large forces of the imperial army."

The devils below all the officers nodded one after another, this is obvious.

Otherwise, people would have abandoned Ping'an County and other places a long time ago, and let you gather a large army to attack?

Of course, Nakamura Zhenxiong understands that what he is saying now is nonsense!

As a result, Nakamura Zhenxiong's expression became serious, and he said in a solemn tone: "All you must know that the Sakata Wing of the Fourth Brigade and the two infantry brigades of the Ito Wing that were reinforced by the west were all eaten by Li Yunlong in less than a day. ”。

"This man is not to be underestimated. All of you have to serve snacks! ”

When the devil officer below heard this, his face immediately became solemn, and he said in unison: "Yes, Your Excellency General." ”。

"Good!!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong nodded, and then suddenly said a shocking decision, "Although I have decided to launch an offensive tomorrow morning according to the commander's order. ”。

"However, as the supreme commander of the front, with both brigades already in place, I decided to start the operation ahead of schedule."

When the commander of the 9th Brigade of the Devil, Jio Sato, heard this, his face changed slightly, and he immediately said: "Your Excellency the General means to launch an attack on the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in advance?" ”。

"Isn't this a violation of the commander's orders?"

Nakamura Zhenxiong's face was as usual, but he said in a serious tone: "The commander is not on the front line, I don't know the current situation. ”。

"If we launch an attack tomorrow morning, although we can get air support from the air force, we will lose the suddenness of the attack."

(End of chapter)

Lewen